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Team Leader – Children’s Residential Home (Learning Disabilities & Complex Needs)

Location: Hucknall
Hours: 37 hours per week, averaged over the month (including evenings, weekends, bank holidays, and sleep-ins).
Salary: £32,000-£38,000 depending on experience.

Additional benefits: *Opportunity for career progression *Pay progression scheme *Additional sleepover rate not included in salary *Potential overtime hours *28 days  annual leave per year *Meals provided *Company pension scheme * Birthday Bonus day off.

About Us

At Moving Forward Therapeutic Care, we are passionate about supporting children and young people with learning disabilities to live safe, fulfilling, and empowered lives. Our homes provide stable, nurturing environments where each child’s individual needs are understood, respected, and met with compassion and consistency.

We are opening a brand new residential children’s home for three children with learning disabilities and are seeking a dedicated and experienced Team Leader to help build and guide a strong, caring team. This is a rewarding opportunity to be part of a service that puts the needs, rights, and potential of each child at the centre of everything we do.

About the Role

To support the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager in leading a team that provides high-quality, person-centred, and child-focused care to children with learning disabilities, autism, communication difficulties, and complex needs. The Team Leader ensures care is safe, consistent, respectful, and meets individual care plans, including personal care, health needs, and emotional support.

You will work closely with the management team to uphold the home’s ethos, values, and standards, and play a key role in promoting a positive, nurturing, and structured environment where children feel safe, respected, and empowered to build brighter futures.

The Team Leader contributes to maintaining regulatory compliance, ensuring that daily practice aligns with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, the Quality Standards, and other relevant statutory guidance. This includes supporting preparation for Ofsted inspections, contributing to audits and quality monitoring, and helping to embed a culture of continuous improvement.

As a frontline leader, you will role model best practice, support staff performance, promote safeguarding, and ensure that high standards of care and documentation are consistently maintained.

If you’re ready to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and young people, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

What We’re Looking For

Qualifications

What We Offer

Why Join Us?

Safeguarding Commitment

Moving Forward Therapeutic Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and Working Together to Safeguard Children

This post is subject to:

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the above being satisfied.

Moving Forward Therapeutic Care is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Waking Night – Children’s Residential Home

Waking Night – Children’s Residential Home (Learning Disabilities & Complex Needs)

Job Title: Waking Night Support Worker – Children’s Residential Home (Learning Disabilities & Complex Needs)

Location: Hucknall
Hours: 37 hours per week, averaged over the month (including weekends and bank holidays).  Night shifts typically (7pm to 7am).

Contract: Permanent / Fulltime
Salary: 22,000-28,000 depending on experience.

Additional benefits: *Opportunity for career progression *Pay progression structure *Additional sleepover rate not included in salary *Potential overtime hours *28 days  annual leave per year *Meals provided *Company pension scheme * Birthday Bonus day off.

Reports to: Team Leaders / Deputy Manager / Registered Manager

About Us

At Moving Forward Therapeutic Care, we are passionate about supporting children and young people with learning disabilities to live safe, fulfilling, and empowered lives. Our homes provide stable, nurturing environments where each child’s individual needs are understood, respected, and met with compassion and consistency.

We are opening a brand-new residential children’s home for three children with learning disabilities and are seeking committed and compassionate Waking Night Support Workers to join our team. This is a meaningful opportunity to make a real difference in children’s lives by providing consistent care, emotional support, and a safe, inclusive environment where each child can thrive.

 

About the Role

As a Waking Night Support Worker at Moving Forward Therapeutic Care, you will play a vital role in providing consistent, compassionate care to children with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs during the night.

Working in one of our nurturing and therapeutic homes, you will help create a calm, safe, and sensory-aware environment where children feel secure, supported, and comforted while they rest. You’ll monitor children’s wellbeing, respond to any needs that arise, and offer emotional reassurance throughout the night.

Your responsibilities will include supporting with bedtime routines, carrying out regular welfare and room checks, attending to personal or medical needs, and maintaining clear records of any incidents or observations. You will also complete domestic tasks to ensure the home is clean, organised, and ready for the day ahead.

This role is ideal for someone who is naturally calm, alert, and nurturing, with the ability to work independently and respond to children’s needs in a trauma-informed and person-centred way.

If you are passionate about making a difference and feel confident supporting children during the quietest and most vulnerable hours of their day, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Provide calm, consistent, and child-centred care throughout the night, including personal care and emotional reassurance.
  2. Support bedtime routines, promote healthy sleep, and maintain a sensory-aware, low-stimulation environment.
  3. Monitor and respond to the emotional and physical wellbeing of children overnight.
  4. Follow individual care plans, risk assessments, and sleep protocols to ensure personalised, safe support.
  5. Use appropriate communication methods (e.g., Makaton, PECS) and respect each child’s unique way of expressing needs.
  6. Carry out regular welfare and room checks, reporting any concerns in line with safeguarding policy.
  7. Complete domestic tasks such as cleaning, laundry, and preparing breakfast or education materials for the following day.
  8. Ensure the home is clean, safe, secure, and ready for both children and incoming staff.
  9. Administer medication (if trained) and carry out accurate counts of medication, petty cash, valuables, and sharps at the start and end of shift.
  10. Maintain clear, detailed records and deliver structured handovers to ensure continuity of care.
  11. Uphold high standards of safeguarding, health and safety, and regulatory compliance at all times.
  12. Work in line with Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, Quality Standards, and Ofsted expectations.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

Desirable:

What We Offer

Why Join Us?

Safeguarding Commitment

Moving Forward Therapeutic Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and Working Together to Safeguard Children

This post is subject to:

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the above being satisfied.

Moving Forward Therapeutic Care is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Residential Support Worker

Residential Support Worker – Children’s Residential Home (Learning Disabilities & Complex Needs)

Location: Hucknall
Hours: 37 hours per week, averaged over the month (including evenings, weekends, bank holidays, and sleep-ins).
Salary: 22,000-38,000 depending on experience.

Additional benefits: *Opportunity for career progression *Pay progression scheme *Additional sleepover rate not included in salary *Potential overtime hours *28 days  annual leave per year *Meals provided *Company pension scheme * Birthday Bonus day off.

About Us

At Moving Forward Therapeutic Care, we are passionate about supporting children and young people with learning disabilities to live safe, fulfilling, and empowered lives. Our homes provide stable, nurturing environments where each child’s individual needs are understood, respected, and met with compassion and consistency.

We are opening a brand-new residential children’s home for three children with learning disabilities and are seeking committed and compassionate Residential Support Workers to join our team. This is a meaningful opportunity to make a real difference in children’s lives by providing consistent care, emotional support, and a safe, inclusive environment where each child can thrive.

 

About the Role

To work as part of a dedicated team providing high-quality, person-centred, and child-focused care to children with learning disabilities, autism, communication difficulties, and complex needs. As a Residential Support Worker, you will help ensure that care is safe, consistent, respectful, and tailored to each child’s individual care plan — including personal care, health needs, emotional support, and daily routines.

You will play a vital role in creating and maintaining a positive, nurturing, and structured environment where children feel safe, valued, and empowered to achieve their potential. You’ll build trusting relationships, promote emotional well-being, and support children in developing life skills and confidence.

Residential Support Workers contribute to the home’s overall ethos, values, and high standards of care. Your role will include following safeguarding procedures, maintaining clear and accurate records, and working in line with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015, the Quality Standards, and other relevant statutory guidance.

By modelling positive behaviour, responding calmly to challenges, and working closely with your colleagues, you will help ensure that every child experiences stability, understanding, and the opportunity to build a brighter future.

If you’re passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

Desirable:

What We Offer

Why Join Us?

Safeguarding Commitment

Moving Forward Therapeutic Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and Working Together to Safeguard Children

This post is subject to:

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the above being satisfied.

Moving Forward Therapeutic Care is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Download Application